Bowel Obstruction

Monday around early afternoon I wa**** with the most intense pain imaginable.  I live in a Houston suburb and recognized I needed to get to my bariatric surgeon ASAP who is in the Houston Med Center.  By the time we exited our neighborhood, I knew I would never make it to Houston.  We went to our local hospital which is part of the hospital system where he practices. 
I have to say, the ER staff was excellent.  Around 9 Monday night I was transported into Houston and underwent surgery that morning to repair the obstruction.  The last few days have been one blurr.
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At one point there was a staff change in ER, and the new attending physician mentioned a procedure they could do there.  My husband informed him my bariatric surgeon was waiting for CT scans, etc. to be sent fo him for review.  The procedure he recommended was not what needed to be done.

Please be informed about the signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction.  I am 30 months post of and never imagined this might still be a possibility.

As always....I cannot say enough about the excellent care I received from my bariatric surgeon.    The aftercare is as critical as the surgery itself, and this aspect should be front and center when choosing your surgeon.

I am so sorry that you went through this.  Being 30 months post op, I would not think it possible either.  Do they know what caused it?  Were you doing anything differently?  This is a scary thought.  I have not had any problems thus far and I am 5 months post op.  I guess we never know what the future holds.
I hope you are feeling much better now.  Thanks for sharing.

I had eaten some peanuts earlier that day for protein.  My stomach was a little upset...I thought the peanuts were rancid maybe.  I felt perfectly normal other than that.  My husband and I were doing a few errands.  We came home and made lunch.  I sat down to eat and had about 1/2 a sandwich when the pain hit.  At first I thought, "oh no I did not chew well."  I got up, went into my bedroom and tried to lay on my left side which usually helps if my pouch is upset.  But this was totally different.  I got up and told my husband to get me into Houston.  Five minutes later I knew I would never make the drive.  It hit unannounced and instantaneously.

I am still trying to get the meds out of my system.  I did not speak with  my surgeon at discharge, but spoke with his fellow.  I'll get more info at my follow-up.

Glad you were able to get in there & taken care of. Its scary to think something could go wrong at any point in time no matter how far out we are. Glad y'all made the Dr wait until your surgeon had a chance to see what the problem was & how to take care of it. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Thank you...all the doctors were excellent - both at my local hospital and in Houston.

OMG!  I'm so glad you are on the mend! 

This is scary.  Had everything been fine up to the point of the intense pain??  This is one of those possiblities that scares me to death!

I felt absolutely normal.  I had eaten some peanuts for protein earlier, and my stomach was a little upset.  But it was nothing out of the ordinary.  My husband and I had to run a few errands and came home to eat.  When the pain hit, it was intense and immediate.  I'm trying to process the events to determine if there was something I missed that my body was telling me.  I just don't remember anything out of the ordinary.

that is so scary! I'm glad you were able to receive such good care and to get it fixed!

Thank you....it is important we know the symptoms.

I know you said that you had intense pain.
But what are the other symptoms?  Would you mind reviewing them?  Thanks so much!! Glad you are feeling better!!